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I will also be putting a pair of vice grips in my boat tool kit! Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Make sure when you reinstall switch you orient it with the momentarily spring loaded side UP. So when you toggle the switch momentarily up, the motor starts running. Switch will return to center, but motor will run up until the auto stop stops it when the cable breaks surface. Also, with the switch properly oriented as above, if the motor runs the wrong direction simply reverse the wires to the motor. My above notes were wrong, had to reverse the wires. Learn from my trial and error and save some work! Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'm ready to give up on in line boards with braid. Even the boards with Sam's release on front, and OR 16 on back are VERY hard to attach, and the Sam's doesn't release well. I'm going back to using my big boards. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

How will you attach the wire line to the downrigger release? I use chamberlains, and I don't think wire will work with them or blacks release. Maybe a pinch style would work, but wire is finicky anyways as far as alll the sudden breaking because of a kink or coil or what not.

How was it resolved? Thanks. I think they should at least list the correct lure, paddle, if the entrant wants it listed. So big weenie doesn't meet their acceptable name for a product? Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Old bad unit had the encapsulated black conformal coating., the new replacement unit is also shown. On the old unit, I snipped off the green wire that goes to the mounting bolts on the motor. I need the wire for the new board. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ok, the releases they come with won't hold braid, and I tried the Sam's pro releases again today, and they won't release the braid. I'm wrapping it 3 or 4 times, maybe that's why. Or it's just that braid is too thin and digs into the rubber. I think I will tie in a section of 30 or 40 pound mono just so I can use the in lines. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ok maybe I will catch him, or you will!

The water logged foam I removed was from another Boat I restored: see the complete transom and floor restoration post on this forum. I notice this Grady White has the same type of spray on foam. After seeing what happened with the foam on the other boat, I assume this Grady's foam will do the same eventually. I actually think the pool noodles will not absorb water, and have quite good flotation characteristics, certainly better than waterlogged foam. But, if not, it is easily removed. One pool noodle can float a human being, albeit a human is not as dense as an outboard motor of course. But they do float well. I can easily Pop the inspection panel and check them periodically. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Got to the ramp today, 4th of July. Backed boat into the water and noticed my Winch HANDLE WAS MISSING. So, no fishing for us today. Got a new winch at Cabela's. Yes I Know you can buy handles online but I want to fish tomorrow. So, I have now padlocked the handle to the trailer. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Great pics, for a great trip! Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Fleas definitely. Not really bad, but caused some problems. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Wow! That one salmon has to be at least 25! Are you in the LOC derby? Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Nice way to do it. I had kind of the same thing (cage) on my last boat, and never picked up any weeds or sticks. I could see if I fished s weedy lake where it would cause a problem, not not LO or LE. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I built a prop guard out of a tomato cage, for my kicker motor. I have had a rigger line sheared off, and lost everything. Thank goodness it was before I had the fish hawk! On other occasion a fish has gotten tangled around the prop. If you can weld, this is pretty easy to make. If not, you probably figure out how to attach a cage of some kind. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'm worried about myself Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I got mine. I ended up using mostly 1/0 size instead of size 1. If I ever order again I will order some 2/0 and 1/0, and no size 1, which seem small. Sent from my XT1030 using Lake Ontario United mobile app